Monochirus

Monochirus
Monochirus hispidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Monochirus
Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
Monochirus hispidus
Rafinesque, 1814

Monochirus is a genus of small soles. It contains two species; one from the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, and the second from the South China Sea.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus hispidus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus trichodactylus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monochirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.